Lemon Book Basket

I love lemons. A real, true love. The kind of love where you buy a lemon tree, kill it, then buy another one and keep it alive for three years and harvest multiple lemons off of it. I swear the lemons from my tree are better than others, but it could just be wishful thinking... 

Anyways, I knew that I would need to do a lemon book basket at some point. There's too many sweet books out there that feature the subject to not do it. I always try to include books that are well written, engaging, and have beautiful illustrations, and every book in this basket checked all of the boxes! I also included a simple little activity to practice some measuring that's perfect for a toddler or preschooler. It's an ideal book basket for the warm summer months!

For our activity I bought some cheap yellow sponges from the dollar aisle and cut them to look like lemons. Whenever we sat down to "make lemonade" I saturated the sponges and put them into a container. I also set out a glass, some sugar, and some measuring spoons. First he would squeeze the "lemons" to get all of the juice out, then we would add a measurement of sugar and stir it up. 

Books we read:

Trevor by Jim Averbeck, illustrated by Amy Hevron

The Red Lemon written and illustrated by Bob Staake

When Grandma Gives You A Lemon Tree by Jamie L.B. Deenihan, illustrated by Lorraine Rocha

Under a Lemon Moon by Edith Hope Fine, illustrated by Rene King Moreno

The Lemonade Hurricane by Licia Morelli, illustrated by Jennifer E. Morris

Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Lemonade for Sale by Stuart J. Murphy, illustrated by Tricia Tusa

Maisy Makes Lemonade by Lucy Cousins

He had a ton of fun making his own "lemonade." In the end I think there was more sugar than water in the cup, and his hands were a sticky mess, but we had a great time and had a sneaky math lesson, too!